Midland man allegedly points gun at drive-through workers

Published 3:30 pm, Tuesday, January 27, 2015

A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday after allegedly pulling up to a restaurant drive-through window with a gun and threatening employees, according to court documents.

Christopher Taing of Midland was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a third-degree felony of obstruction or retaliation. He was being held Tuesday on a $50,000 bond.

Midland police officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Andrews Highway at about 4 p.m. Sunday in response to an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A man -- later identified as Taing -- drove to the drive-through and appeared to be either drunk or “high,” according to the arrest affidavit.

He became irate when he was refused service and then pointed a gun at employees, according to the affidavit. He allegedly said he was going to “lay everyone out” before driving away.

Police officers who found Taing’s vehicle in the 2800 block of Roosevelt Avenue saw him get out of his vehicle in an aggressive manner, according to the affidavit. He ignored the officers’ commands and while they tried to take Taing into custody he continued to try to move his hands away from officers, according to the affidavit.

The officers saw a black handgun on the floorboard of the vehicle. Taing claimed that he did not shoot anyone, and that the gun had been in his lap, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of the second- and third-degree felonies Taing faces up to 30 years in prison.